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Ohio Music Education Association held Junior High Solo & Ensemble Contest at Elida High School on March 28th. Congratulations to Bluffton String Orchestra members for 10 Superior ratings and 6 Excellent ratings. The Bluffton orchestra director is Rachael Lewis.p

"The purpose of the meeting is to provide stories and resources to help elders prevent, identify and respond to financial abuse," said Tonya Meyers, director. Persons with questions may contact the Center.

The Village of Bluffton’s Streets and Alleys Committee will be meeting with Pathway Advisory Board on Thursday, April 2, at noon in the third floor of town hall, according to Nancy Kindle, Village of Bluffton fiscal officer.

BLUFFTON, Ohio - Sophomore Luke Hickey (Toledo/Whitmer) capped a superb week by being named the Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week after leading the Beavers to a 3-1 mark in HCAC action. He is the first Bluffton player to be named the HCAC Hitter of the Week since all-time leading hitter Kyle Niermann collected the honor in 2013.

James E. Edie of Pandora, Ohio, died March 24, 2015, at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus.

He was the son of Don C. and Betty J. (Weber) Edie both of whom are deceased. He is survived by a son, James Paul Edie of Clyde; two grandchildren, Kayla A. Edie of Wauseon and Elijah J. Edie of New Bremen.

He is also survived by his companion Joyce Lynch of Tiffin, his former spouse, Pauline Kinsinger Edie Watts of Lima and sisters: Bonnie L. Bruhn of Indianapolis, Ind., and Sandra K. (Duane) Nusbaum of Southern Pines, N.C.

Take some advice from Dr. Seuss: "You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child." (or to yourself - we added that phrase). A great place to start reading and doing lots of other things is at the Bluffton Public Library in April.

And, everything you need to know about events planned at the Bluffton Public Library in April is now at your fingertips.

It's all in the April library newsletter. To view the newsletter CLICK HERE.

The struggles over the place of LGBTQ Christians in Mennonite Church USA churches will be Stephanie Krehbiel’s topic in a Bluffton University forum on Tuesday, April 7.

Krehbiel, a Ph.D. candidate in American studies at the University of Kansas, will address “Pacifist Battlegrounds: Sexual Diversity and the Politics of Belonging in the Mennonite Church USA” beginning at 11 a.m. in Yoder Recital Hall. Her talk is free and open to the public.